On a quiet street in De Smet, South Dakota, stands a house that carries within its walls one of the most beloved stories of the American frontier. Known simply as the Ingalls House, it was built in 1887 by Charles “Pa” Ingalls, father of author Laura Ingalls Wilder, whose Little House books immortalized the family’s pioneer life. While Laura had already grown up and moved on by the time her parents settled here, this house became the final homestead for Charles and Caroline I

Perched gracefully along the banks of the Delaware Canal, The Wave House feels less like a traditional home and more like a flowing sculpture shaped by the very water it overlooks. Designed in 1960 by architect Jules Gregory, this remarkable residence breaks from convention with its signature undulating roofline—an architectural ripple that seems to echo the gentle movement of the canal’s waters. Inside, The Wave reveals a perfect harmony between form and function. Expansive

Just beyond the tree line in Seaford, Delaware, where the land stretches wide and quiet, there stands a mansion with stories folded into every brick. The Governor Ross Mansion doesn’t clamor for attention. It doesn’t need to. Its walls have weathered war, politics, and time—and they still hold their shape. Built in 1859, just on the edge of a nation about to tear itself apart, the Ross Mansion was the home of William H. H. Ross, Delaware’s 37th governor and a man whose life s

In the wooded hills outside Portland, a house rises like something grown rather than built, a structure that seems to belong as much to the forest as the trees themselves. This is the Forest Home by architect Robert Harvey Oshatz, a dwelling where walls bend, ceilings flow, and furniture itself seems to sprout from the ground. Built into a steep slope, the home is often called the “Funnel House” for the way it narrows at the base and then unfurls upward into light-filled livi

On the quiet shores of Lake Michigan in Beverly Shores, Indiana, stands a home that looks like it drifted in from a South Florida postcard. Painted a soft flamingo pink and framed by sharp, geometric lines, the Florida Tropical House feels like both a time capsule and a daydream—a vision of the future imagined nearly a century ago. Originally built in 1933 for the Chicago World’s Fair’s “Homes of Tomorrow” exhibit, this house was never meant to last, let alone be lived in. It

On the slopes of Prickly Mountain in Warren, Vermont, a house is taking shape that looks less like a traditional farmhouse and more like a futuristic sculpture rooted in stone. Locals call it the Concrete House, and while Vermont is full of weathered barns and timber cottages, this home stands apart as a bold experiment in both design and sustainability. The project comes from the mind of David Sellers, a celebrated architect who has been pushing boundaries in Warren since th